Austin Meek of The Register-Guard writes that the Pac-12 is rooting for Washington football since the Huskies have the best chance of representing the Pac-12 in the College Football Playoff. I don’t speak for the conference, but it would be nice to see the Dawgs go 13-0 (fellow Pac-12.com contributor Jocelyn Perry’s got my back on this one).

Gina Mizell writes that Oregon State quarterback Conor Blount is “continuing to learn.” He completed 8-of-16 passes for 45 yards and two picks in the loss to Colorado in relief of Darell Garretson.

Bruce Pascoe features Arizona basketball center Dusan Ristic, who is ready for life without Kaleb Tarczewski. Early signs are good – Ristic’s scoring and shooting percentage improved when Tarczewski missed seven games last season.